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I ran around the very lake that burned me a week ago. I’m metaphorically feeling the same way at the moment. My hamstrings and calves are sore, but I must say it feels good to have done some sort of exercise. 3.2 miles, though, without running in a long time, was a bit for me to jump right into. Dance does not really train to be aerobic, although I wish it did.

I beached for a while too. It was a little windy, so I didn’t stay for too long but I started to realize something while I was lying there getting poored down on by UV rays. I want to go away to the wilderness. I want to go to the north shore, see the stars, eat from a fire. I want to escape urban life for a day or two or three and wander in the woods until I can’t remember what it’s like not to be able to see Ursa major, the big dipper, Orion’s belt. I want to feel like that again.

The longer I live, the more complex everything seems to be. When you’re 5 you love your parents, your siblings, your dog, the earth, the sky, the water, you love everything. When do we stop? How does love stop being a given? I think I know. Do you?